⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 9:32 · DEN 21-4 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul
Q4 8:31 · DEN 112-111 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q2 4:06 · DEN 63-65 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 6:00 · DEN 117-129 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 37 | Assists | 35 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
